Poy Gum Lee (1900-1968) was an architect known for his modern “Chinese Deco” style, which fused modern Art Deco elements with traditional Chinese influences, such as pagoda roofs, balconies, and pillars. Born in 1900, Lee grew up at 32 Mott Street in New York’s Chinatown before serving in the US Army during WWI and graduating as an architect from the Pratt Institute. Lee moved back to China with his family in 1923, where he married and worked as a renowned architect for 25 years. His work there included 11 buildings for the YMCA and YWCA, the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
Due to the Japanese invasion during WWII, Lee and his family moved back to the States where he primarily worked in Chinatown and with the New York City Housing Authority. His projects included the CCBA headquarters, the Kimlau Memorial Arch, the Pagoda Theatre, and the On Leong Tong Merchant’s Association building, the most prominent Chinese modern building in Chinatown. In 2015, MOCA launched a rare retrospective on Lee’s fifty-year long career and his influence on the urban identity of New York’s Chinatown.
李锦沛（1900-1968）是一位以现代“中国装饰”风格而闻名的建筑师，他将现代装饰艺术元素与中国传统的影响融合在一起，比如宝塔顶、阳台和柱子等。李锦沛出生于1900年，在纽约唐人街勿街32号长大，第一次世界大战期间在美国军队服役，毕业于普瑞特艺术学院（Pratt Institute），成为一名建筑师。1923年，李与家人回到中国，在那里结了婚，做了25年建筑师，很有名气。他的作品包括基督教青年会和基督教女青年会的11座建筑，南京中山陵和广州中山纪念堂。
由于日本在二战期间的入侵，李锦沛和他的家人搬回了美国，他主要在唐人街和纽约市房屋管理局工作。他的项目包括中华公所总部、金劳纪念牌坊、金都戏院以及唐人街最著名的中国现代建筑安良堂商会大厦。2015年，MOCA举办了一场机会难得的回顾展，展出了李锦沛50年的职业生涯，以及他对纽约唐人街的城市特征的影响。
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2019年是美国第一条横贯大陆铁路建成150周年，为了纪念第一批华人来美建设这条铁路所做出的巨大贡献， MOCA将其2019 TCS NYC Marathon的活动命名为 MOCA Spike 150 – Running Forward With Our Stories！ 鼓励大家通过马拉松公益跑，全国线上接力，以及一天一个故事的方式讲述150个华人的历史故事，敬请大家持续关注， 讲出华人自己的故事，回顾过去，立足现在，展望未来，共同书写美国历史，使之更加充实完整。